The couple must contact parish six months or more prior to desired wedding or validation date in order to determine freedom to marry, begin marriage preparation process, and complete necessary pre nuptial paperwork.
The Engaged couple is required to:
Complete the FOCCUS process
Participate and complete a diocesan approved preparation such as parish-based mentor couple process or engaged encounter experience.
Participate and complete any additional educational, or skill building process as required by the parish in which the couple expects to marry and reside including, though not limited to, Natural Family Planning Classes as well as communication, financial, and conflict resolution workshops.
A couple civilly married one year or more, registered with state as married by common-law, or one the pastor considers married by common-law is required to participate in and complete a diocesan approved validation preparation process including REFOCCUS.
Parishes are expected to minister to a couple who resides in parish boundaries. For more information regarding diocesan marriage ministries please visit http://www.cathdal.org/pages/marriage. Para español presione aqui.
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